Media Relations

Two Companies Bring Together Complementary Products to Provide Broadcasters with Best-in-Class Quality Control Signal Monitoring Solution

Newark, CA, August 31, 2012 —Digital Nirvana and Venera Technologies — leaders in quality of service (QoS) and quality of experience (QoE) signal monitoring — have formed a technology partnership. By virtue of this agreement, Digital Nirvana will leverage Venera’s test and measurement components within Digital Nirvana’s flagship MonitorIQ broadcast monitoring solution.

“Our intent with this partnership is to produce products with unprecedented capabilities to monitor and analyze digital video and audio signal integrity,” said Ned Chini, vice president of sales and marketing, Digital Nirvana. “The need for such products is critical in our industry. We anticipate that our joint development roadmap will result in powerful new technology and capabilities that will greatly improve and streamline our customers’ operations.”

MonitorIQ combines the functionality of a signal monitoring, aircheck logging, archiving, and competitive analysis tool in one highly scalable system. The product will be shown at the company’s booth at the IBC2012 Convention: Hall 10, Booth A12 at the RAI Exhibition and Congress Centre in Amsterdam. Digital Nirvana also markets other key products including: the MediaPro IQ System for fast content repurposing, and the ManyView IQ System for affordable video distribution using IP multicasting.

Venera Technologies will also show its flagship product, the Pulsar File-based Automated Content Verifier System, at its IBC2012 booth #7.J42. Venera Technologies has made its mark by providing cutting edge digital media solutions that automate quality control processes in file-based workflows.

According to Vikas Singhal, executive director of business development for Venera Technologies, “We’re extremely excited about the synergy between our two companies and the potential of this relationship. Our two companies are a very good match because we both offer complementary best-in-class products and in-depth expertise in the field of digital video signal monitoring.”

About Venera Technologies

Venera specializes in providing cutting edge solutions in the field of digital media. Since its inception in 2003, the company has been delivering quality, innovative solutions and creating long-lasting relationship with its customers. Simplifying challenges, Venera offers clean and innovative solutions to its customers. The company provides a wide range of solutions, starting from the test and measurement solutions for the broadcast and codec market, to enterprise solutions for corporate training and distance education. Solutions created by Venera are trusted by over one hundred organizations worldwide including companies such as: SSVC, AT&T Labs, ESPN, Encompass Media, Astral Television, MPC, MLB Network, Adstream, Disney, UFO Moviez, Sony, Canon, Motorola, Texas Instruments, Philips, and Nokia.

About Digital Nirvana

Since 1996, Digital Nirvana has been empowering customers with innovative knowledge management technologies. By combining media and digital technology expertise, Digital Nirvana makes it possible for organizations to streamline operations and gain competitive advantage with advanced product and service offerings. The industry-leading MonitorIQ Broadcast Monitoring System from Digital Nirvana is a full-featured monitoring platform incorporating the most advanced capabilities available in an affordable, networked appliance. Digital Nirvana is headquartered in Newark, California and has operations in multiple locations globally.